Photo show by graduating class
Inspired partially by Dutch still-life painter Vanitas, Concordia photography student Carlyle Routh’s work puts living organisms under a microscope in search of imperfection. “Modern society tries to deny that imperfections and decay exist” Routh said. Untitled (above) will be on display until April 29 at Galerie Art Mur (5826 St-Hubert St. (Metro Rosemont) as part of Meristem, an exhibition by graduating students from the university’s undergraduate Photography program.
Photo by Marc Losier
Students from Concordia's Visual Arts photography program are holding a group exposition at Montreal's Art-Mur gallery. Financed by a silent auction at the VAV Gallery over a month ago, the show includes the work of the 28 students who will be this year's graduates.
Andrew Finlayson's brooding black and white photos of bleached whalebones strewn along an Alaskan beach immediately grab the viewer's attention. His haunting Leaving Dutch Harbor is full of respect and deep affection for the sea and those who sail on her.
Vincent LaFrance was inspired to do his bad bunny pictures when he brought two rabbits home and let them have the run of his apartment — a mistake, as shown by his pictures of a ruined teak salad bowl, a chewed up wall and tiny pellets on a white bedspread. The final picture of the rabbit itself has a sinister feel to it, as if this was truly the bunny from hell.
Yana Kehnlein's wall-sized digital reconstruction of a photo taken in Mexico speaks to the deconstruction and reconstruction going on in the third world. Kehnlein, who studied philosophy in Paris, said he tried to include as many elements as possible in the piece.
Other photos include Christophe Jiuraj’s compassionate portraits of physically challenged Angels, Darren Ell's stark portraits of Palestinian refugees working in Montreal's underground immigrant economy, and Ali Shakur's pictures of the elderly.
"It's a good strong show," said Concordia's Professor Evergon. His students "had a lot to say, and said it well."
Meristem continues at the Gallery Art-Mur, 5826 St. Hubert St, métro Rosemont.
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